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Aceves, Aiden Joseph (2022) Machine Learning and Modeling Methods for Protein Engineering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5j34-0d55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09092021-024951318

Azizan Ruhi, Navid (2021) Large-Scale Intelligent Systems: From Network Dynamics to Optimization Algorithms. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/j494-j572. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182020-210226861

Appel, Ron (2017) Boosting Boosting. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9N29V0J. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052017-221842127

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Beery, Sara Meghan (2023) Where the Wild Things Are: Computer Vision for Global-Scale Biodiversity Monitoring. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/m4mt-2q51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04242022-005200355

Bernstein, Jeremy David (2023) Optimisation & Generalisation in Networks of Neurons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1jz8-5t85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10132022-000100592

Brown, David (2022) Principles of Massively Parallel Sequencing for Engineering and Characterizing Gene Delivery. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/yqjm-6609. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02132022-064810187

Bagherian, Dawna Paria (2021) Artificial Neural Networks for Nonlinear System Identification of Neuronal Microcircuits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rj2p-8g11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282021-174607976

Bruer, John Jacob (2017) Recovering Structured Low-rank Operators Using Nuclear Norms. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9F18WQS. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02082017-062956314

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Chen, Xiaoqiao (2025) Active Acquisition Methods for Single Cell Genomics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nsn8-nd79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07052024-170119371

Cherry, Kevin Matthew (2024) Molecular Pattern Recognition and Supervised Learning in DNA-Based Neural Networks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/529f-kf62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04292024-172707491

Cole, Elijah Henry John (2023) Visual and Spatial Representation Learning with Applications in Ecology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xp2k-es46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072023-210232983

Cross, Logan Matthew (2022) The Neural Mechanisms of Value Construction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/x5kk-8h27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04012022-011925533

Cheng, Richard (2021) Assuring Safety under Uncertainty in Learning-Based Control Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9kye-rn93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01052021-195655093

Cvitkovic, Michael William (Milan0 (2020) Deep Learning in Unconventional Domains. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/v7dm-6r52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04082020-095943405

Chao, Daniel Shuteh (2018) Measuring R(D(*)) for B → ‾D(*)τν_τ using Semileptonic Tags and Tau Decays to Hadrons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/25e6-j889. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04092018-211419944

Chen, Niangjun (2018) Online Algorithms: From Prediction to Decision. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z95M63W4. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10182017-210853845

Chalupka, Krzysztof (2017) Automated Macro-scale Causal Hypothesis Formation Based on Micro-scale Observation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9MW2F4P. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11292016-204528802

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Dorobantu, Victor David (2023) Geometry and Dynamical Systems in Machine Learning and Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/x271-r088. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012023-194820518

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Eyjolfsdottir, Eyrun-Arna (2017) Computational Methods for Behavior Analysis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9445JJH. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052017-121818057

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Folkestad, Carl A. A. (2022) Koopman-based Learning and Control of Agile Robotic Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2t6d-j206. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10122021-213903517

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Gordon, Spencer Lane (2023) The Identification of Discrete Mixture Models. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ebf5-0b48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02072023-112938936

Guan, Charles (2023) Neural Coding of Finger Movements in Human Posterior Parietal Cortex and Motor Cortex. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/31rt-cy14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04092023-200347393

Goel, Gautam (2022) Regret-Optimal Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8t6d-4t53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062022-021936716

González Palacios, Carlos Roberto (2015) Optimal Data Distributions in Machine Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9DR2SD5. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262015-094933189

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Ho, Dimitar Mi (2024) Control of Unknown Dynamical Systems: Robustness and Online Learning of Feedback Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fb64-vk24. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09062023-095903699

Huang, Yujia (2024) Understanding and Improving Reliability of Inference Dynamics in Deep Neural Networks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/77cc-6z86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03052024-025023714

Hall, David Christopher (2017) Advancing a Machine's Visual Awareness of People. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9ST7MWC. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292017-224523022

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Johnston, Kadina Elizabeth (2024) Acquiring Enzyme Sequence-Fitness Data at Scale Toward Predictive Methods for Enzyme Engineering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xjz4-k217. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09212023-182422125

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Korlakai Vinayak, Ramya (2018) Graph Clustering: Algorithms, Analysis and Query Design. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9RR1WFK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09222017-130217881

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Levine, Matthew Emanuel (2023) Machine Learning and Data Assimilation for Blending Incomplete Models and Noisy Data. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/b82h-ye78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012023-213052258

Li, Tongxin (2023) Learning-Augmented Control and Decision-Making: Theory and Applications in Smart Grids. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cdf6-0w78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:07202022-040725024

Liang, Chen (2022) Cascading Failures in Power Systems: Modeling, Characterization, and Mitigation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8817-xy25. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032022-035416994

London, Palma Alise den Nijs (2021) Frameworks for High Dimensional Convex Optimization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/db29-am33. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08162020-233437139

Le, Hoang Minh (2020) New Frameworks for Structured Policy Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rz4w-k233. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092020-121556493

Liu, Yang (2020) From Restoring Human Vision to Enhancing Computer Vision. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/sq58-z682. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092020-120629159

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Maser, Michael Robert (2022) Machine Learning Methods Inspired by Challenges in Total Synthesis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ffjk-g059. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02022022-183557614

Marino, Joseph Louis (2021) Learned Feedback & Feedforward Perception & Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4mjd-ce53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272021-042158260

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Nakka, Yashwanth Kumar (2021) Spacecraft Motion Planning and Control under Probabilistic Uncertainty for Coordinated Inspection and Safe Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6329-sf68. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142021-163257155

Novoseller, Ellen Rachel (2021) Online Learning from Human Feedback with Applications to Exoskeleton Gait Optimization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gvtx-1586. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12092020-162149429

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O'Connell, Michael Thomas (2023) Methods for Robust Learning-Based Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2xnc-t162. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072023-134620248

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Pastor, Daniel (2021) Towards Learning Robotic Dynamics: Application to Multirotor Takeoff and Landing. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology.. doi:10.7907/199j-dk87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03152021-082447788

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Qin, Yidan (2022) Autonomous Temporal Understanding and State Estimation during Robot-Assisted Surgery. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n58k-tr61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272022-171138586

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Rivière, Benjamin Pierre (2024) Do Robots Dream of Random Trees? Monte Carlo Tree Search for Dynamical, Partially Observable, and Multi-Agent Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/dbwa-we50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032024-152357240

Ronchi, Matteo Ruggero (2020) Vision for Social Robots: Human Perception and Pose Estimation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n2v1-1g79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05212020-155425112

Ren, Xiaoqi (2018) Optimizing Resource Management in Cloud Analytics Services. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K62Y-FV39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312018-080301508

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Sun, Jennifer Jianing (2024) AI for Scientists: Accelerating Discovery Through Knowledge, Data, and Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/d6y8-4590. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11162023-054627670

Shi, Guanya (2023) Reliable Learning and Control in Dynamic Environments: Towards Unified Theory and Learned Robotic Agility. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8rz4-7b35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08052022-231458463

Stevens, Benjamin Carter (2022) Applications of Machine Learning to Finite Volume Methods. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/41qn-7n22. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02062022-203334930

Shi, Xichen (2021) Intelligent Control for Fixed-Wing eVTOL Aircraft. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/51c6-aa57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02182021-040721884

Song, Jialin (2021) Learning to Optimize: from Theory to Practice. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7qaw-kd75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022021-223508132

Su, Yu (2021) Optimizing Cloud AI Platforms: Resource Allocation and Market Design. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bc2t-er54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072021-172842077

Sui, Yanan (2017) Online Learning for the Control of Human Standing via Spinal Cord Stimulation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9BK19DN. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04172017-163725367

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Taylor, Andrew James (2023) Robust Safety-Critical Control: A Lyapunov and Barrier Approach. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bpht-by81. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022023-032907616

Tucker, Maegan Lindsay (2023) Enabling Robust and User-Customized Bipedal Locomotion on Lower-Body Assistive Devices via Hybrid System Theory and Preference-Based Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/j9hk-xa17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04292023-003436131

Tokpanov, Yury (2020) Towards Next Generation of Optoelectronics: from Quantum Plasmonics and 2D Materials to Advanced Optimization Techniques of Nanophotonic Devices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/tg1b-hn35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:06012020-093627645

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Voloshin, Cameron (2024) Guaranteed Policy Performance in Reinforcement Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n2fg-e554. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062024-061120491

Van Horn, Grant Richard (2019) Towards a Visipedia: Combining Computer Vision and Communities of Experts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/20DQ-Y220. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05082019-103122440

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Wandelt, Sarah Kim (2023) Grasp, Speech, and Internal Speech Representation in the Human Cortical Grasp Circuit. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0461-g107. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05122023-085319625

Werner, Lucien Desloge (2023) Uncertainty and Decentralization: Two Themes in an Energy Transformation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/scmm-p028. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06122023-232029846

Wu, Zachary (2021) Data-Driven Protein Engineering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nx3c-qb44. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01042021-220032574

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Xu, Changhao (2024) Electronic Skin in Robotics and Healthcare: Towards Multimodal Sensing and Intelligent Analysis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/en0a-ep72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02182024-070645738

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Yi, Sanghyun (2025) Neurocomputational Understanding of Decision-Making in Novel Environments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/akkq-7712. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09022024-043413501

Yu, Jing (2025) Safe and Scalable Learning-Based Control: Theory and Application in Sustainable Energy Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bgar-0602. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:08192024-223132153

Yang, Kevin Kaichuang (2019) Probabilistic Protein Engineering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZR4M-K630. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12222018-173706714

Yin, Lucy (2018) Reducing Latencies in Earthquake Early Warning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9TH8JW4. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09242017-121200052

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Zhan, Eric (2022) New Algorithms for Programmatic Deep Learning with Applications to Behavior Modeling. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5n5q-x203. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11302021-224628633

Zhang, Tony (Haoyu) (2022) Biological Intelligence: from Behavior to Learning Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8z4q-8g15. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12152021-005204320

Zheng, Stephan Tao (2018) Exploiting Structure for Scalable and Robust Deep Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4S2Y-CY80. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:05252018-092016207